[Oceania-Board] 2022 Call for venues

[Alex Leith]

I'm in favour of giving a lot of discretion to the local organising
committee...

As a Board, we need to have a budget to approve, but we don't need to
dictate when the event is held or how it's structured.

On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 at 09:25, eli <elipuccioni at gmail.com> wrote:

> What about end of July-early August?
>
> Il giorno sab 13 nov 2021 alle 11:23 John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>
> ha scritto:
>
>> Sorry, just realised this was a board discussion, thought we were on the
>> Oceania list. Too tired :)
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 at 06:21, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My intuitive estimate: at least 8 months, depending on where you start
>>> from. For a new team, starting from scratch, it would be nice to have at
>>> least a couple of extra months on top of that.
>>>
>>> Also it depends on how clear the requirements are, ie. how would a
>>> conference committee work, what are their responsibilities, how much
>>> independence can they expect to have, etc. It feels like even a
>>> well-coordinated push to develop requirements could take a couple of months
>>> to develop & socialise, to a point where an independent LOC could take the
>>> ball and run with it.
>>>
>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 at 05:56, Edoardo Neerhut <eneerhut at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Possibly, but that would prompt another question: how much lead time is
>>>> needed to prepare for a Melbourne or Wellington type event?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 13:49, Emma Hain <emmahain at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> November has been super hard to do. Mid year?
>>>>>
>>>>> Emma Hain
>>>>>
>>>>> On 13 Nov 2021, at 07:48, Edoardo Neerhut <eneerhut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm not committed to November. Happy to explore other options.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 at 13:45, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> How committed to the November dates are we? I heard comments from a
>>>>>> couple of people in academia that this was a difficult time for them, being
>>>>>> at the tail end of a very busy period.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 at 05:37, Jonah Sullivan <
>>>>>> jonahsullivan79 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think it's a safe bet in 2022. I used the word "bet" because there
>>>>>>> is still some financial and reputation risk.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Locate22 is in Canberra as a big centralised geospatial conference
>>>>>>> in May (https://locateconference.com/).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I haven't seen any big in-person international conferences
>>>>>>> advertising yet, but I'm sure they will be coming soon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 02:55 Edoardo Neerhut, <eneerhut at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thrilled that local hubs were able to put on events yesterday,
>>>>>>>> complemented by the regional program. Seeing photos come through on
>>>>>>>> Twitter, Slack, and email and I expect more will come through soon. Take a
>>>>>>>> look at a few from Perth and Kiribati here
>>>>>>>> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10gUp8c_h_TcQ-7NLqtaPT8V4TDp9qCNz?usp=sharing>
>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> With this energy, what do we all think about creating a Call for
>>>>>>>> Venues for 2022? It's uncertain what the global environment would look
>>>>>>>> like, but at the very least it will get local hubs thinking about 2022.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I love what local hubs have been able to achieve and want to see it
>>>>>>>> continue, but I would also like to bring back the traditional
>>>>>>>> conference concept with one location in November. This is important to
>>>>>>>> foster regional ties, get people more involved, and ensure the financial
>>>>>>>> longevity of our organisation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Perhaps local hubs would take place every second year or we find a
>>>>>>>> way to support them during the year so that they can put on events at a
>>>>>>>> time of their choosing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Keen to hear your thoughts,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ed
>>>>>>>>
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